Directions

Cut around the edges of the lemon flesh to separate it from the peel. Scoop the lemon flesh, seeds, and any remaining membrane out with a spoon, and add all of it to a bowl. Squeeze as much lemon juice out of the lemon flesh as you can.

Place each clean lemon peel into the cup of a muffin tin or jumbo muffin tin, depending on the size of the lemons.

In a small saucepan, combine the lemon juice from the lemon flesh with the sugar, water and raspberries.

Whisk the gelatin into the juice mixture gradually and let it sit for 5 minutes, until the gelatin is softened.

Heat the pan over medium heat, and whisk for about 2 to 3 minutes, until the sugar and gelatin are completely dissolved. Do not let the mixture boil or it may prevent the gelatin from setting properly.

Whisk in the citrus vodka, and remove from the heat. Strain the mixture to remove any fruit seeds.

To make it easier to fill the lemon halves, use a ladle, or transfer the lemonade mixture to a large liquid measuring cup when cool enough to safely do so. Fill each peel up to the top.

Transfer the tins of filled peels to the refrigerator and chill for 6 hours, or until the gelatin has set.

Slice each set lemon half into thirds and serve.

Chef’s Tips

Want your Jell-O® shots to be a darker shade of pink? You can add more raspberries or chopped strawberries to achieve it!

The amount of sugar you’ll want to add depends on how sweet or tart you prefer your shots to be. Using ⅓ cup will make a more tart lemonade and ½ cup will make a sweeter lemonade.

The amount of citrus vodka you use will depend, of course, on how strong you’d like the shots to be.

Don’t have a muffin tin on hand or don’t want to use one for your Jell-O® shots, you can also use any container that will hold them upright and prevent spillage.

If, after chilling for six hours and/or overnight, the gelatin has still not set completely, it is not going to. You can hydrate another 2 envelopes of gelatin (or less if gelatin has partially set) in a little of the cold lemonade mixture and repeat the heating, filling, and setting process.